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Sat 15 Jun 8:45 PM CREMORnE
Sun 16 Jun 5:30 PM StatE
USA | 2012 | 110 mins | In English
auStRalian PREMiERE
Director: Stuart Blumberg | Screenwriters: Matt Winston, Stuart Blumberg |
Producers: William Migliore, David Koplan, Leslie Urdang, Miranda de Pencier,
Dean Vanech | Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim Robbins, Pink |
Distributor: Transmission Films
The directorial debut of Stuart Blumberg – who wrote The
Kids Are All Right, SFF’s 2010 Closing Night Film – Thanks
for Sharing stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Mark Ruffalo, Tim
Robbins and Pink in a comedy about a group of people
who join a support group for sex addiction. In a world in
which sensuality is used to sell everything, Ruffalo plays
Adam, a recovering sex addict who takes solace in the
support group and his sponsor Mike (Robbins). When Adam
meets the beautiful but wary Phoebe (Paltrow) he decides
that he’s ready to date again. We also meet newcomers to
the group including Neil (Josh Gad), a doctor whose career
is in jeopardy, and Dede (Pink) who has ruined the
important relationships in her life through sex. Working with
a funny and warm screenplay, a great cast gives it their all
in this ultimately life-affirming film.
Touch of The LighT
ni guang fEi xiang
Sun 9 Jun 10:40 aM CREMORnE
Sat 15 Jun 2:00 PM EV8
Taiwan, Hong Kong, China | 2012 | 110 mins | In Mandarin
Chinese with English subtitles
auStRalian PREMiERE
Director: Chang Jung-Chi | Screenwriter: Li Nien-hsiu | Producers: Pang
Jacky Yee Wah, Cheung Hong Tat | Cast: Huang Yu-siang , Lee Lieh , Chang
Yung-yung | World Sales: Fortissimo Films
Winner of a number of international prizes, including the
Audience Award at Busan, Touch of the Light is the moving
real-life story of renowned Taiwanese piano prodigy Huang
Yu-siang (who, remarkably, plays himself in the film). Born
to a rural family unprepared for the birth of a blind son,
Yu-siang was a precocious child who used touch and
sound to negotiate his world. With the support of his loving
family, he grew up with no barriers, and soon displayed an
enormous musical talent. The film follows Yu-siang as he
leaves home to attend university and pursue his musical
education. There he meets Jie (Sandrine Pinna), a beautiful
drinks vendor who dreams of becoming a dancer. An
inspirational and emotional film told with great authenticity,
Touch of the Light is an uplifting tale of determination, love,
friendship and self-belief.
upsTream coLor
Sat 15 Jun 2:45 PM StatE
Sun 16 Jun 9:45 PM EV4
USA | 2013 | 96 mins | In English
auStRalian PREMiERE
Director, Screenwriter: Shane Carruth | Producers: Shane Carruth, Casey
Gooden, Ben LeClair | Cast: Amy Seimetz, Shane Carruth | Distributor: Palace
Films
One of the most eagerly anticipated films at Sundance, and
then the most talked-about, Upstream Color is an
enigmatic, visually astounding cinematic experience that
defies categorisation. Shane Carruth’s long-awaited
follow-up to Primer, which won the Grand Jury Prize at
Sundance in 2004, the film weaves a mysterious and
hypnotic tale that enfolds you. Kris (Amy Seimetz) is
drugged by a thief and relieved of her possessions, but is
also unknowingly drawn into the life cycle of an organism
that appears to have overpowered her identity. She meets
and becomes involved with Jeff (played by director
Carruth), who appears to have gone through a similar
experience. Together they try to assemble the loose
fragments of their lives, and find a place of safety. Sure to
lead to years of speculation, discussion and debate, this is
entirely original filmmaking by a true cinematic visionary.
Vic+fLosawaBear
ViC Et flO Ont Vu un OuRS
Sat 8 Jun 9:00 PM EV9
tuE 11 Jun 8:35 PM EV9
Canada | 2013 | 95 mins | In French with English subtitles
auStRalian PREMiERE
Director, Screenwriter: Denis Côté | Producers: Stéphanie Morissette, Sylvain
Corbeil | Cast: Pierette Robitaille, Romane Bohringer, Marc-André Grondin |
World Sales: Films Boutique
Maverick Canadian director Denis Côté (Our Private Lives,
Curling, Bestiaire ), known for his bold experiments in
cinema, has made a more character-and-dialogue driven
film, but one that’s just as boundary-pushing. Victoria, an
ex-convict in her sixties, and her lover and former cellmate
Florence want to start new life in a remote sugar shack.
Under the supervision of Guillaume, a young, sympathetic
parole officer, they try to get their lives back on track. A
bizarre, funny, and creepy melodrama, the film creates an
ominous atmosphere as Vic and Flo’s idyll is interrupted by
ghosts from their past. With fine performances, bizarre
characters, striking visuals, a tender love story at its centre
and a shocking climax, Vic + Flo Saw a Bear leaves you
shaken and certain that you’ve seen something visionary
and unique.
whaT maisie knew
Sat 8 Jun 8:55 PM CREMORnE
Sun 9 Jun 6:00 PM EV4
USA | 2012 | 99 mins | In English
auStRalian PREMiERE
Directors: Scott McGehee, David Siegel | Screenwriter: Nancy Doyne, Carroll
Cartwright | Producers: William Teitler, Charles Weinstock, Daniela Taplin
Lundberg, Daniel Crown | Cast: Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård, Onata
Aprile | Distributor: Madman Entertainment
Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård and Steve Coogan
(see also The Look of Love, page 20) star in a darkly
comic but emotionally authentic film about a six-year-old
living through a bitter divorce between her rock-icon
mother and distracted father. As Maisie is shuttled back
and forth, she relies more and more on her parents’ new
partners, who are themselves falling in love. Directors
Scott McGehee and David Siegel (The Deep End, Suture,
SFF 1994) draw powerful performances from a stellar
cast, with a knockout turn by young Onata Aprile. Told
from Maisie’s perspective, the film delicately portrays a
girl who is eager for love and must claim it where she can.
Without demonising any of the characters, What Maisie
Knew is an insightful look at the impact of divorce, finding
tenderness and joy as well as sadness.
Screens with km (page 50)
whaT richard did
fRi 7 Jun 7:45 PM EV4
MOn 10 Jun 6:30 PM EV8
Ireland | 2012 | 87 mins | In English
auStRalian PREMiERE
Director: Lenny Abrahamson | Screenwriter: Malcolm Campbell | Producer:
Ed Guiney | Cast: Jack Reynor, Róisín Murphy, Sam Keeley | Distributor:
Madman Entertainment
From director Lenny Abrahamson (Garage ), this
disturbing drama follows Richard Karlsen, a golden-boy
athlete and the undisputed alpha male of a privileged set
of South Dublin teenagers. We follow them through that
pivotal summer between the end of school and the
beginning of university. Featuring extraordinary
performances from its mainly young cast, this is a quietly
devastating study of a boy confronting the gap between
who he thought he was and who he proves to be. A new
relationship with Lara seems to offer Richard the sort of
mature relationship that he’s yearning for. Then one night
he does something that shatters the lives of the people
closest to him. More than a simple exploration of the
incident, rather it’s a detailed examination of its
consequences. What Richard Did is a potent critique of
a social milieu and its collective accountability.
Screens with Tau Seru (page 50)
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MOn 10 Jun 5:15 PM DOQ2
Sat 15 Jun 11:30 aM DOQ2
Argentina, Spain, France | 2012 | 110 mins | In Spanish
with English subtitles
Director: Pablo Trapero | Screenwriters: Alejandro Fadel, Martín Mauregui,
Santiago Mitre, Pablo Trapero | Producers: Juan Gordon, Pablo Trapero,
Juan Pablo Galli, Juan Vera, Alejandro Cacetta | Cast: Ricardo Darin,
Jérémie Renier , Martina Gusman | Distributor: Madman Entertainment
With masterful performances by Ricardo Darin (The Secret
in Their Eyes) and Jérémie Renier (The Child ), White
Elephant is a fast-paced journey through the ‘Villa Virgin’,
a shantytown in Buenos Aires. The film is named for a
massive, long-abandoned building project occupied by
thousands of desperate souls, along with the drug gangs
who sell and recruit amongst them. Against this stunning
backdrop, the story follows two Catholic priests, Julian and
Nicolas, who work tirelessly to help the local people. The
two practice a practical form of their faith, maneuvering
through the drug cartels and bureaucracy to get things
done. As Nicolas enters into a tempestuous affair with an
attractive social worker, and tension grows between the
cartels, the scene is set for a dramatic climax. Beautifully
made by Pablo Trapero (Crane World, SFF 2000; Rolling
Family, SFF 2005) the film weaves a stirring story of
heroism and human frailty.
SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL 2013
SFF.ORG.Au
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